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The Annoyed Man wrote:

C-dub wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:A Mac is a toy, a PC is a tool.

Bye now . . .

Chas.

Heard that for years/decades.

My entire business is Mac based. I have two iMacs (27" and an older 24"), two MacBook Pros (17" and 15"), and a MacBook Air (13"). Yes, they can be fun, but they are also legitimate business tools. The question isn't whether or not a Mac or a PC is the better tool....the answer is easy....the Mac is. The question is, are you willing to pay the extra you'll pay for a Mac?

I was talking to someone about this the other day. You can think of Microsoft as a software company who's OS will run on just about any PC and they charge a premium for the OS and PC's are cheap. Apple is a hardware company that has an OS that runs on their hardware. You pay for the hardware up front but OS upgrades are fairly cheap after that.

Been an IT guys (network admin) for going on 20 years. Said I would never go to a MAC. I'm typing this from a Mac Book Pro as we speak. The MAC as others have stated is the best of both worlds. I run Windows and the Mac OS on the machine at the same time and can switch between them seamlessly using a product called Paralells or there is also VMWare View.

My opinion is.

1. Windows 8 is the biggest piece of crap MS has ever put out unless you have a touch screen then it's just OK. Whatever you get don't get it.
2. A Mac is intuitive and you may pay more for the hardware up front but you don't have to pay $100 for every OS upgrade more like $15
3. The hardware is top notch, reliable and can take a beating.
4. You can configure the Mac OS and Mouse so it acts just like Windows. Right click etc..

Once my PC desktop at home goes out it will be replaced with a 27 inch IMAC.